Eerie Friendship: Will Belarus Join Putin’s War? – Politics

There has been speculation for months that the Kremlin could force Lukashenko to send soldiers to Ukraine. For the Belarusian ruler, however, that would be a domestic political risk.

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Silke Bigalke, Moscow

A tent with clean bunk beds, a wood-burning stove roars in the middle, “Nice for you,” says Alexander Lukashenko. The Belarusian ruler recently visited the Russian troops – but not in Russia, but in western Belarus. Which raises the question of who was actually a guest with whom.

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